There are a lot of roe deers in my neighbourhood, and especially around one farm were the farmer gives them potatoes to eat, that is potatoes that are too small or damage for ordinary consumption. And they love this of course. In the afternoon they arrive from the forest for a treat.
The roe deers are very common in Scandinavia. They are small, much smaller than the red deer and the reindeer. These animals are wild. They are not tame, but they accept the man who brings them food when the going gets tough during winter. And when they have eaten they leave again. There are more pictures in my roe deer photo gallery.
Excellent shots Bente!
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Thanks. I guess you know these animals of the forest.
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I do now. I’m not familiar with
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I’m not familiar with the roe deer.
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It is an european species (just checked), but I guess you are familiar with bigger deers?
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This is a great blog. Loved the photos. Hugs, Barbara
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Thanks a lot. Hugs for you too, Barbara.
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they are very beautiful animals.
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I agree with you, Sunshine.
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…and, i failed to mention, you took great photographs of the group. 🙂
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Simply beautiful!
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They are nice animals. Thanks, Jude.
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I think, come to potato is good enough.
If animal start to come closer and lick the hands is not natural.
By the way, is this lens, Canon ? —– seemed to have
different character.
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Potatoes are paradise for some. But it is no good to tame wild animals to lick the hand, I agree with you. Which this farmer doesn’¨t do. Ha just go there with potatoes, and returns slowely. No touching. This was in 2008, and an old camera Canon 350D, 75-300 mm.
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Fantastic photography Bente.you’ve done a great job.So beautiful.
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I like these animals a lot. Thanks for your comment.
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Great story!
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Thanks, Curious.
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You are welcome- I book marked you- Kathryn
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Excellent pictures Bente! They are beautiful and look so happy 🙂
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These deer are so adorable Bente. You’ve captured them so well that I can see the detail on the fuzz on their antlers. They are lucky that the farmer caares for them.
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Reminds me of when I used to feed the deer at home, but these guys really need extra food to keep warm against the cold.
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Beautiful pics of the deer! Love the running deer shot.
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They’re beautiful. I’m always amazed at the amount of beauty that surrounds you. You are a lucky woman, Bente.
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they are beautiful – & so are your photos. Thank you 🙂
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Aren’t they lucky little deer to have succulent carbohydrate-rich potatoes in the lean months! Where do they go in the summertime, Bente?
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They live in the forest all year. They just leave the forest to get these treats, because there are not that much food in winter. And with a lot of snow it can be hard to move around to find food. They are very shy animals, we don’t see them that much, but they have learned that this farmer is not a predator. And he doesn’t feed them in summer when food is abundant.
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Umm
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These roe deers are beautiful. I don’t think I’ve seen one before! How very great to have them in your neighbourhood. Really great shots! Sharon
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Yes, I find them interesting and beautiful. They live in Finland too, at least in the southern half of the country. Thanks, Sharon.
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They are so beautiful and so lovely… I haven’t known that they eat potatoes… how beautiful to feed them… Thank you dear Bente, fascinates your camera. Have a nice day, love, nia
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I see from Wikipedia they live in Turkey too, so you probably know them. Thanks for you nice comment, dear Nia. Have a nice day too.
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Hihi, I love this 😀 In the cities – people feed ducks, while on the countryside….
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Exactly. 🙂 I have been feeding ducks before.. 😉
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Amazing photos, excellent captured… 🙂
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Thanks a lot, Drake.
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Who would have thought that potatoes, a gift from the New World to the Old, would end up feeding roe deer in the Norwegian winter?
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Yes, who would have known – they are getting treats from the Andes. Nice observation, Steve.
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Nice!
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What chance to live there !
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You captured them very well. Beautiful and smart animals.
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Beautiful creatures. 🙂
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¡Qué hermosos son! Preciosas fotos.
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Great shots 🙂
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Beautiful images, Bente. They look so gentle.
The landscape in the first on is so lovely – the way the light catches their tracks.
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Love those little animals… and your photos, as always! 😉 Jota.
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I love how you caught the playfulness of the roe deer in that stunning light!
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Stunning elegant and eloquent creatures!
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How nice of her! These animals are so beautiful. It’s always fun to see your photos, Bente. 🙂
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How incredibly beautiful! Such gorgeous and elegant animals….
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gorgeous!
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They are very pretty little deer. I was surprised at how small they are. Here there is also a deer of that size that lives in the Sonoran desert of the southwest, called the Coues Whitetail.
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Maybe all deers have a white tails, or as a fellow blogger just told me what they call them in France: The white ass. Thanks for your comment, Montucky, now I know there are small deers also in a desert.
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Beautiful shots, Bente. They are such dainty little deer. Almost Christmas Card perfect, in fact.
The light reflecting off the snow captures their outlines perfectly.
(I am enviously enjoying all your snow drenched images too. Please send some snow to Melbourne, Australia – I’m grinning as I type this of course).
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Ahh, I don’t think you want any snow, Victoria, it would ruin the botanical garden and make it too slippery to walk around. Thanks for your comjment.
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They are tiny deer. I have not seen them before…beautiful.
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I have seen a tiny deer in Toscana which might be the same kind. So just keep looking, Debra, but there might not be that many as we have.
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Amazing, what beautiful shots, thanks
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Thanks, Chatou.
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This are amazing pictures!
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Thanks a lot.
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Home, they hide during the day and out at night. We call them “white ass” 😉
Your pictures are really beautiful. good day to you.
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Why didn’t I think about it before: white ass, that is exactly! 😉 The same here, hide during day and out and around at night. But we also see them some times crossing a field during day. Bonjour, Lancolieblue!
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Looks like the deer who show up here hoping for corn in the evening! 🙂
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I guess the norwegian ones eat potatoes because they are not given any corn. They come for leftover birdseeds in my garden. Thanks, Suzanne.
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Buenas fotos, y el lugar debe ser impresionante por lo que se ve.
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That last photo should be a Christmas card. It looks just like the fake reindeer people put on their roofs to decorate their house for the holidays. I loved this post as it was so heartwarming. What a wonderful man.
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Vakkert! 🙂 Janne
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Beautiful!!
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Excellent set and the headline image is a very attractive composition.
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Flotte bilder. Vi har også rådyr i hagen som spiser restene av fuglematen. Det er fine dyr. 🙂
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In Spain are known as Corzos. Beautiful photos. Abrazos.
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Lovely pics… its so different from where I am so I’m intrigued by them always 🙂
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I love how they look straight at you, with their gorgeous curiosity. (I’m sorry that I called them reindeer in another comment….my hand has been slapped!) I really like the last pic. And I’m glad this farmer is a caring soul.
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Vakre dyr – flott fotografert!
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Superb images.
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Oh my! I am wishing again to be in all that snow playing with the deer! These are great shots! I’m headed next to your entire “Roe Deer” gallery, but first, many thanks for peeking at and liking some older posts of mine, “Watering Hole” and “Great Point Lighthouse”. Last month, I finally did get a bit closer to winter climates by taking a vacation to Colorado. When you have a moment check out some of my February/March posts from this magnificent state. Take care!
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Lovely pictures of the Roe Deer. Love the last picture of them!
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Thanks for explaining about the roe deer. I’ve been living surrounded by them for about a year now and I did not know that it was actually possible to feed them!
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It is possible to feed them only when there is little food, that is in winter. In summer there is plenty for them so they will not leave the woods.
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So beautiful!
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I love seeing these different kinds of deer! Never seen them before 🙂 So beautiful and the shots you got of them running are great!
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Awesome!
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The Roe deer are so graceful! Lovely shots.
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Superfina bilder! Det är oerhört sällan man kommer dem så nära för de är så skygga. Härligt! De kan behöva stödutfodring, för de har svårt att kratsa bort snö när det är skare.
Klem og alt godt til dae!
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Absolutely AMAZING!!! Love it!!! 🙂
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The understanding between humans and animals brings to shame most humans.
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Very nice pictures, we don’t have this animals in the Netherlands.
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excellent captures ! i still would like to see more of your wolverine
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I have enjoyed these photos of deer! I checked out many other photos but did not comment. And thanks for stopping by to like one of my posts.
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